City zoning board approves billboard switch to LEDs

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Zoning Board of Appeals bucked the city’s transit-oriented development objectives for the East Street areas by approving plans to upgrade an advertising billboard. The panel voted 7-0 to grant a variance allowing Outfront Media LLC to convert its billboard at 1385 East St., adjacent to the southbound lane of Route 9, to an electronic LED display. City ordinances prohibit signs with flashing or moving displays, according to City Planner Steven Schiller.